英英字典: weaken
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋwikәn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊwiːkәn 〕
Overview of verb weaken
The verb weaken has 5 senses
- weaken -- (lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body")
- weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days")
- sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken -- (destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war")
- de-escalate, weaken, step down -- (reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis")
- dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -- (lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall")
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